Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-09
An Army Of Doctors.
TIE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CON-
GGESS OPENED BY PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND-i>CIDEN OF
FIRST SESSION.

CLEVELAND--i\C \CIDENTS OF
FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, September 5.-An
army of doctors is here.
The International Medical Con
gress opened in this city to-day under
the most favorable auspices.
In round number it is estimated
that the invading army of doctors
now contains about five thousand in
dividuals. The work of registration
is still in progress and exact figures
are not yet attainable. Of these
nine -tenths are Americans. They
range in appearance from the bright
eyed and aggressive young practitlon-
er, not many years away from the arms
of Alma Mater to the gold-spectacled,
snowy-headed and reverend college
professor; but an air of bon-homae
everywhere prevails among them.
OF the three or four hundred tor
eigners present, there are 1orid, ,portly
Englishmen, swarthy Italians. Turks
and Persians, blonde Russians, Nor
wegians and Swedes, with French
men, Danes, Germans, Servians, Mex
leans and South Americans in every
type of eminent responsibility.
French appears to be the favorite
tongue Tor international communion,
but there are not few among the
foreigners who seem to turn without
an effort from SerYian to Spanish and
from Norwegian to Greek. whose
English, though fluent as spring
fresbet. is rather hard to recognize as
such
In point of numbers this Congress
rivals the London Congress of 1881.
1t ou,rivals the last Congress, held
in Copenhagen in 1884, and the sci
entiGc character and high standing OF
its members have never been excell-
ed in any previous Congress.
President Cleveland, Secretary
Bayard aud Speaker Carlisle were es-
corted by DR. Garnett TO seats upon
the stage at eleven O'Clock and were
greeted with applause by the audi
ence.
OPENED by PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
The assemDlage yas called to order
by Prof Henry NJ. Smith, OF Phil'e.,
Chairman Of the Executive Commit
tee. He said it was known to all
present, as well as to physicians
throughout the world, that in May,
1884, representative members of the
profession in the United States de-
cided to send fraternal greeting to
the Eighth international Medical
Congress, then about to assemble in
the capitol of Denmark and ask that
the Ninth international Medical Con
gress might be in the City of Wash
ington. This invitation being ac-
cepted, an Executive Committee was
named to make necessary arrange
uents and the result OF their labors
was seen in this large assembly
which the register showed contained
many of the most brilliant and dis
tinguished medical minds of Europe,
Asia and America.
To welcome these suests Of the
profession and show his interest in a
great humanitarian object, the Pres
ident of the United States has con
sented to open the Congress for or.
gani. cation. He had the honor to
announce the Honorable Groyer
Cleveland, President of the United
States of America.
The President arose, bowed to the
assemblage, and when the applause
had subsided, he said:
IL feel that the country should be
congratulated to-day upon the pres
ence at our capital of so many of our
own citizens and those representing
foreign countries who have distin
guished themselves in the science Of
medicine and are. devoted to its fur.
ther progress. My duty on this oc
casion is very pleasant and very
brief one. 1t is simply to announce
that the Ninth international Medical
Congress is now open for organiza
tion and for the transaction of bus
mess"
The chairman of the Executive
Committee then proceeded TO nom.
mate the gentlemen agreed upon by
the committee to be officers of thu
Congress. "For the high Office ot
President of the Congress-" he said
"the committee unanimously nom
mate to you one widely known as (
scientific practitioner, an able teacher
lnd medical author, DR.. NathaI
Smith Davis, of Chicago.
DR.. Davis haFing been elected BY
acclamation, the chairman, appointed
DR.. Francesca Duranti, of Italy, ant
Deputy Surgeon General jeffrey A
Marston, of III. B. M. army, com
mittee to escort him to the chair.
DR.. John B. Hamilton, Supervising
Surgeon General of the United State
Marine Hospital Service, having
been nominated and pnanimousl,
elected Secretary General of the Con
gress, took his place and nominate,
the gentlemen agreed upon as Vic
Presidents of the Congress, VIII
were ELECTED.
The list contains Q hundred o.
! more names. The only American
on the list are ex-Presidents of The
American Medical Association an
: the Surgeons General of the ARM
and Navy. The foreigners on th'
. list include ell who come as delegate
from their respective governments
together with many others of dis
tinptiop'
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